| Carlos Bernier | |
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| Centerfielder/Rightfielder | |
| Born: January 28, 1927 Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | |
| Died: April 6, 1989 (aged 62) Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1953, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1953, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .213 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 31 |
| Teams | |
Carlos Eugene Bernier Rodríguez[1] (January 28, 1927 – April 6, 1989) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played one full season as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Bernier's professional career extended for 17 seasons (1948–1964). In addition to the 105 games he played for the 1953 Pirates, he appeared in an even 2,200 games in minor league baseball, with 1,725 games played at the highest levels (Triple-A and the Open Classification) then in existence. Bernier batted .298 with nearly 2,300 hits and exactly 200 home runs as a minor leaguer.[2] In 1952, Bernier was named the PCL's Rookie of the Year by the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association.[3]
For the 1953 Pirates, Bernier collected 66 hits, including seven doubles, eight triples, and three home runs, in 310 at bats. On May 2, Bernier tied a modern major league record with three triples in a game,[4] becoming the 15th player to perform this feat in the post-Deadball era, and the first since Ben Chapman in 1939,[5] as well the first National League player since Lance Richbourg in 1929.[4]
In 1989, Bernier committed suicide by hanging.[6]